House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-260
Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2014
Became law on Dec 18, 2014.
Sponsor: Rep. Joseph Pitts R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 29, 2014
- Committee actionJul 15, 2014
- Passed HouseSep 15, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 11, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 13, 2014
- Became lawDec 18, 2014
Latest action: Dec 18, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-260.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4771.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4771, Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2014” on July 28, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 15, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 28, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45595
- CBO publication date
- July 28, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4771, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4771
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4771, Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2014” on September 15, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 10, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 15, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45721
- CBO publication date
- September 15, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4771, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4771
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a6f98e2bc72b2eff0bf22f1f28dc3c2f3e18c6ab3b05aa641ff1cd3144becad4
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 113-587,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 113-587,Part 1 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 15, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/587
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/587 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4771, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4771
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a6f98e2bc72b2eff0bf22f1f28dc3c2f3e18c6ab3b05aa641ff1cd3144becad4
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PITTS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5023):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which states that Congress shall have the power ``to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states. . .''Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 160 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4771, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4771
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a6f98e2bc72b2eff0bf22f1f28dc3c2f3e18c6ab3b05aa641ff1cd3144becad4
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
6 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 6 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ben Luján (D-NM), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.